Prestarched lining for cuffs and other apparel



Nov. 8, 1932. FLETCHER 1,886,798

PRESTARCHED LINING FOR CUFFS AND OTHER APPAREL Filed April 21, 1930 Maud f-f'lez cfier.

Patented Nov. 8, 1932 UNITED STATES vMAUD L'FLETCHER, OF DOUGLAS, ARIZONA PRESTARCHED LINING EOR CUFFS AND OTHER APPAREL Application filed April 21, 1930. Serial No; 446,120.

This invention relates to apparel and more a particularly to a lining for use when forming cufi's, collars and other apparel for whlchit may be found suitable.

At the present time it is customary to provide cuffs and collars with an inner lining in order to impart a desired stiffness and body to the cuff or collar and after the shirt to which cuffs and collars are attached have been 1 completed apply starch to the cuffs and collars before ironing them. This requires the services of employees to carry out the starching operation and also causes .loss of time as the starch must dry before the cuffs and collars can be ironed. It also necessitates keeping starch on hand and providing storage space for the same which could be used for other purposes. It will thus be seen that the present method of starching cuffs and collars involves considerable loss in time and extra expense to a manufacturerr Therefore, one object of the invention is to provide linings or material from-which liningsmay be cut by amanufacturer, in which 2 the. fabric from which the linings are made has been previously starched but which is supplied to the manufacturer in a rough dried condition sothaft it will be sufliciently soft to permit it to be easily cut and passed through a sewing machine.

Another object of the invention is to provide a prestarched material from which linings may be cut thereby making it unnecessary to apply starch to a cuff or collar after forming the same and thereby eliminating likelihood of-starch being applied and soiling parts of a garment adjoining the collar and cuffs or parts adjoining any parts which 40 should be starched.

Another object of the invention is to provide a prestarched lining in which the starch containsparaflin or an equivalent lubricant in OIClQRtO cause an iron to slide easily over a cufi' or collar while ironing the same and to further so form the starch that ingredients ofthe formula used will cause the collars or cufi's to be whitened and the starch prevented from freezing if the fabric after being starched is dried in a freezing atmosphere.

, sist of separate sheets of fabric.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cuff having a lining formed of fabric prestarched in accordance with this invention, and

Figure 2 is a sectional view through the cufi taken on the line 22 of Figure 1. 1

While the prestarched fabric has been shown used as a lining for a cufl' it is to be understood that it may be used as a lining for a collar or any other apparel which should be starched before it is placed on sale and in fact fabric from I which the apparel itself is formed may be prestarched instead of merely the lining in case the entire apparel is to be delivered toa merchant in a starched and ironed condition.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, the numeral 1 indicates a cufl' sewed to a shirt sleeve 2 in the usual manner and this cufi is provided with a lining 3 preferably formed of thicker fabric than that from which the body portion of the cuff is formed. The lining may consist of a single layer of fabric or a plurality of layers as shown at.-l in Figure 1. It will also be obvious that if the lining consists of more than one layer it may be formed from a strip or sheet of fabric folded upon itself to provide the desired number of layers or con- 0 The fabric from which the linings are out is to be supplied-t0 a manufacturer in bulk or'the linings may be previously cut and delivered to the manufacturer in the form of blanks ready for use. In either case the fabric from which the linings are formed is to be stal'ched before it is delivered tothe manufacturer. NVhile' a cold starch may be used it is preferred to. use a cooked starch.

This starch may be made in accordance with any formula but the following formula is preferably followed and it is to be understood that the ingredients will be proportionately increased if a larger quantity of starch is required. I

When making the starch, wet and mix twotablespoons of starch and one teaspoon of salt in one-fourth pint of cold water. After the starch and salt have been thoroughly mixed in the cold water, add one pint of boiling m0 water in which has been dissolved one teaused made in accordance with the following ing formula. Mix three tablespoons of flour and one-half teaspoon of salt in one-fourth pint of cold water and then add one pint of boilwater containing a teaspoon of borax. After boiling the above for three minutes remove from the fire and add one-half teaspoon of paraflin, or an equivalent lubricant.

After the starch has been made it is applied to the lining fabric or blank in the usual manner and then the starched fabric is stretched and allowed to dry without being ironed. Therefore, the fabric or blank will be delivered to the manufacturer in a rough dry state and will be sufiiciently soft to permit linings to be cut from the fabric, and the ends or collars sewed in the usualmanner without interference by a stiff lining.

After the cuff or collar has been completed it is dampened-0r steamed in order to moisten the starched lining andironed in the usual manner. When the starch is dampened and the cuff or collar ironed the fabric from which the body portion of the cuff or collar is formed adheres closely to the lining and forms a stiff collar or cuff without any danger of starched spots appearing. Of course, it is not necessary to apply starch to the cuff soluble in water, stitching marginal portions of the sheath and lining together, moistening the finished article, and ironing the same.

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or, collar after it has been completed as the lining is impregnated with starch. The borax mixed. with the boiling water when making the starch has a tendency to make white goods whiter and protect fast colors and fine fabrics and the salt prevents the,

starch from freezing in case the starched fabric is dried in a freezing atmosphere. T he'parafiin serves as a lubricant to cause an iron to slide easily when ironing the cuff or collar. 7 y I This starch washes out when the shirt or collar is laundered and therefore a cufi' or collar formed as set fort above must be starched in the usual manner when laundered after being worn.

Having thus'desc'ribed' the invention, I claim:

1. Themethod of forming cufls and collars consisting of cutting a lining from a rough dried fabric impregnated witha starch soluand lining, moistenin'g-the finished article;

and'ironing the same.

2. A method of forming-cuifs and collars consisting of forming a sheathof unstarched' fabric, placing within the sheath a lining of rough dried fabric impregnated with a starch 

